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Ruger stainless Bisley in 45 Colt with 5.5" barrel is what I typically pack in a cross draw El Paso Saddlery holster. Love that setup. I had David Clements do some trigger work, Taylor throat the forcing cone, open up the cylinder throats to 0.4525", freewheel the cylinder, install a Belt Mountain base pin and his Patridge sight. I installed a Bowen rear sight. I have killed 3 black bears and a Whitetail doe with it.
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My woods bumming gun is a S&W 22LR M& P Compact. Loaded with CCI Minimags, it is very light, accurate and reliable.
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It depends. Primary purpose is to to protect my dog on a walk (coyotes, rabid foxes/skunks, ).
Have carried: Springfield 1911 MILSPEC 45 acp, Ruger 4" 357 mag SS gp100, S&W 649-2 38 special, S&W 60-4 38 spec 3" full lug, 4" S&W 629 44 mag,
The 3" S&W 60-4 full-lug 38 special has been carried the most lately. Loaded with 148 grain hard cast solid base wadcutters over 3.5 grains of Bullseye.
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As others, depends where and what Im doing. Ruger 45 lc with hacksawed barrel Colt 22 magnum Charter arms Bulldog 44Spcl.
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As others, depends where and what Im doing. Charter arms Bulldog 44Spcl. I prefer my Charter Arms Bulldog 44 Special for when I’m out hunting for Arrowheads. First cylinder is loaded with CCI 44 spec snakeshot. The other 4 or loaded with Buffalo Boar .44 spec Hard Cast wadcutters.
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I prefer my Charter Arms Bulldog 44 Special for when I’m out hunting for Arrowheads. First cylinder is loaded with CCI 44 spec snakeshot. The other 4 or loaded with Buffalo Boar .44 spec Hard Cast wadcutters. Charter Arms doesn't recommend hot .44 Special loads in the Bulldog.
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I prefer my Charter Arms Bulldog 44 Special for when I’m out hunting for Arrowheads. First cylinder is loaded with CCI 44 spec snakeshot. The other 4 or loaded with Buffalo Boar .44 spec Hard Cast wadcutters. Charter Arms doesn't recommend hot .44 Special loads in the Bulldog. Their wadcutter Load isn’t hot.
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Their wadcutter Load isn’t hot. You sure of that? Buffalo Bore's .38 Special, hard cast, wadcutter load is in the +p category.
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Their wadcutter Load isn’t hot. You sure of that? Buffalo Bore's .38 Special, hard cast, wadcutter load is in the +p category. Just read on BB website the 44 spc wadcutter is ok for the bulldog.
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Their wadcutter Load isn’t hot. You sure of that? Buffalo Bore's .38 Special, hard cast, wadcutter load is in the +p category. Just read on BB website the 44 spc wadcutter is ok for the bulldog. Yep. Been using them for a long time. No problems.
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I just got back from Montana where I was for a couple days. I was carrying a Colt Lightweight Commander in an HPG Kit Bag, though modified for faster access by the addition of external pouches.
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Is that a K-Frame rear sight?
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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JWP, Good Eye, I don't know if it is a K Frame or J Frame, but it is an S&W rear sight milled into the top of the slide. Definitely one of my favorite 1911s for carry. Since I was in Grizzly country, I had it topped off with my 250 grain +P 45 ACP loads.
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I assume many others here get their exercise by walking in the woods/sticks. Just wondering...
What do you carry? What kinds of critters are you carrying for?
Often I just carry my pocket pistol, LCP MAX when hiking, but sometimes I'm hiking in places where I could encounter different things. Really no big game where I hike, just rattlers, jack rabbits, cotton tails, the occasional coyote...and of course, two legged varmints. When I hike places where there is small game, I tend to carry one of my revolvers, often a .22, sometimes a .38/.357. My little Llama mini-1911 finds its way into my pocket at times also. I just switch ammo to 147gr fmj "flat points" and pack four magazines for same pistol I normally use. The only animals I can encounter are wild boar or very rarely wolves. A wild boar ma with piglets is among the most dangerous animals one can encounter in the wilderness.
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5 magazines!
You need shooting training or new eyeglasses?
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These are the pistols I carry for convenience. I often use others to hunt with. Obviously I have more choices than necessary.
Most often I carry a 651 .22 WMR. especially when with a long gun along and grouse are in season. If I am after sage rats, I use its near twin a M63 .22LR.
For summer hiking in Oregon, I like my Taurus Ti 4 in .357. Two snake shot and five 158 gr XTP's.
If I may be out late, or when camping/hiking in the woods it is a 9mm or .40 S&W Glock with night sights and BB hard cast.
For trips to see my oldest son and do some hiking in Wyoming and Montana I have a .45 Colt 4 in Redhawk. A couple of snake shot and some hardcast in summer. Just hardcast in winter.
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JWP, Good Eye, I don't know if it is a K Frame or J Frame, but it is an S&W rear sight milled into the top of the slide. ... Definitely one of my favorite 1911s for carry. Since I was in Grizzly country, I had it topped off with my 250 grain +P 45 ACP loads. Are these factory or home cast bullets? Do you know about the brinell hardness?
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I usually carry a Glock 19 with a G17 Mag or two in reserve.
That way if I lose it (haven't lost one yet, but) I can replace it quickly.
Also in a Hill People Gear chest pack, but I carry mine in the back compartment.
If I'm in coyote country (the four legged kind) taking the dogs for a 5 mile or so hike, a PMR30 or a SIG322 (when I get it).
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5 magazines!
You need shooting training or new eyeglasses? Mackay has done plenty of shooting under adverse conditions. If he is carrying 5 mags then he needs 5 mags. He doesn't need shooting lessons or eyeglasses.
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5 magazines!
You need shooting training or new eyeglasses? What are you talking about? 5 magazines? There is a pic, with a single spare mag. I will defer to all your high speed training when it comes to shooting.. SMH
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